RED HERRING PROSPECTUS Please read Section 60B of the Companies Act, 1956 Dated January 25, 2007 100% BOOK BUILDING ISSUE IDEA CELLULAR LIMITED an Aditya Birla Group Company (Incorporated as Birla Communications Limited on March 14, 1995 under the Companies Act, 1956 and granted a certificate of commencement of business dated August 11, 1995. The name of the Company was subsequently changed to Birla AT&T Communications Limited pursuant to a fresh certificate of incorporation dated May 30, 1996. The name was subsequently changed to Birla Tata AT&T Limited pursuant to a fresh certificate of incorporation dated November 6, 2001. The name of the Company was further changed to Idea Cellular Limited pursuant to a fresh certificate of incorporation dated May 1, 2002.) Pursuant to a certificate of registration dated October 22, 1996 our registered office was transferred from Mumbai to Gandhinagar. (For further details see “Our History and Corporate Structure” on page 137 of this Red Herring Prospectus). Registered Office: Suman Tower, Plot No. 18, Sector-11, Gandhinagar – 382011 Tel: +91 79 6671 4000 Fax: + 91 79 2323 2251 Corporate Office: 11/1 Sharada Center, Off Karve Road, Erandwane, Pune – 411004 Tel: +91 98500 03222 Fax: +91 98500 03999 Contact person: A.J.S. Jhala Email:
[email protected] Website: www.ideacellular.com PUBLIC ISSUE OF [●] EQUITY SHARES OF Rs. 10 EACH FOR CASH AT A PRICE OF Rs. [●] AGGREGATING Rs. 21,250 MILLION (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE “ISSUE”). THERE IS A RESERVATION OF [●] EQUITY SHARES OF Rs. 10 EACH AGGREGATING Rs. 500 MILLION FOR THE ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES OF THE COMPANY (“EMPLOYEE RESERVATION PORTION”).